Another day, another new low for the U.S. Supreme Court (special shout out to Justice Trollito).
In late June, the progressive consortium Navigator Research found the high court's net favorability rating had plummeted 26 points since February, putting it underwater at 44% favorable, 47% unfavorable in the wake of its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
But Navigator's new poll, conducted June 30 to July 3, found Scotus ratings sinking even lower to 43% favorable, 49% unfavorable.
Here's a look at which demographic groups have shifted most:
Biggest net-negative demographic shifts in Supreme court favorables
|
Net favorable (Feb.) |
Net favorable (July) |
Total net-Neg shift |
College-educated women
|
+32 |
-29 |
61 points |
Suburbanites |
+28 |
-12 |
40 points |
Women |
+22 |
-15 |
37 points |
Americans under 35
|
+9 |
-27 |
36 points |
Navigator also found significant movement among independents:
A majority of Independents view the Court unfavorably (55 percent), and nearly two in three say they do not trust the Court to make the right decisions in the future (net -28; 36 percent trust – 64 percent do not trust), a net 38-point shift since April (net +10; 55 percent trust – 45 percent do not trust).
It's worth noting here that the biggest movement toward Democrats in the generic ballot has come from independents, particularly independent women.
That generic-ballot movement toward Democrats is also part and parcel of another Navigator finding: a double-digit decline in favorables for the GOP.
Republican Party favorables have dropped from -7 in May to -17 now (39% favorable, 56% unfavorable) with a net negative shift among independents of 24 points (-19 in May to -43 now).
Net favorables for the Democratic Party, however, have remained more stable in Navigator’s polling, declining just 3 points from -5 points in May to -8 points now (44% favorable, 52% unfavorable).
Sign now: Impeach Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh for lying under oath